Brahmavadin, Brahmavādin, Brahman-vadin: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Brahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्).—He who realises the one God in the Trinity.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 114; 101. 112.
1b) Born of five gotras, Kaśyapa, Vasiṣṭha, Bṛgu, Angiras and Atri.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 81.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्).—m.
1) one who teaches or expounds the Vedas; Uttararāmacarita 1; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.
2) a follower of the Vedānta philosophy; तस्याभिषेक आरब्धो ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः (tasyābhiṣeka ārabdho brāhmaṇairbrahmavādibhiḥ) Bhāgavata 4.15.11.
-nī an epithet of Gāyatrī; आयाहि वरदे देवि त्र्यक्षरे ब्रह्मवादिनि (āyāhi varade devi tryakṣare brahmavādini) Gāyatryāvāhanamantra.
Brahmavādin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and vādin (वादिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्).—m. (-dī) 1. A follower of the Vedanta system of philosophy, one who maintains all things are spirit. 2. A defender or expounder of the Veda. E. brahma the Veda or Brahma, God, and vādin who recites.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्).—m. 1. one who recites the Vedas, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 39. 2. an expounder of the Vedas, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 113. 3. a follower of the Vedānta system.
Brahmavādin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and vādin (वादिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्):—[=brahma-vādin] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. discoursing on sacred texts, a defender or expounder of the Veda, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (finī., [Varāha-mihira] ; di-tva n., [Mahābhārata])
2) [v.s. ...] one who asserts that all things are to be identified with Brahmă, a Vedāntin, [Śaṃkarācārya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavādin (ब्रह्मवादिन्):—[brahma-vādin] (dī) 5. m. A follower or teacher of the Vedānt system.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Vadin, Brahman, Brahma.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 8 - The Duration and Characteristics of Yoga < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 21 - The Process of Pranayama < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 14 - Brahma’s Creation < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)
Chapter IV - The Jīva < [B - Brahmavidyā Explained]
Chapter VIII - On the Defensive < [A - Brahmavidyā expounded]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Preface < [Discourse 3 - Reincarnation]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.5 [Answer to the above Pūrvapakṣa] < [Section II - Selfishness Deprecated]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 40 - The power of the Manes (pitṛ) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 58 - The Procedure of Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 38 - Acquisition of the Charter by Brāhmaṇas < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]